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An Under-the-Radar Audiobook Bubble Is Fueling a Fight for Listeners and Authors
The overall audio catalog — which has exploded over the last year — is reshaping publisher decisions and testing author leverage.
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The overall audio catalog — which has exploded over the last year — is reshaping publisher decisions and testing author leverage The audiobook business is easy to overlook alongside streaming and podcasting, but its revenue has grown for 15 straight years. Now, a dramatic surge in the number of available titles is pushing the industry toward a more selective phase, as publishers decide which projects merit greater investment while the catalog expands faster than revenue.
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